Closure for bottles.



G. WALDMANN.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 30, 1907.

Patented May 4, 1909 5 001 75 ga W 7 n ifiiassesl Matty s. I

GEORG WALDMANN, OF GEESTEMUNDE, GERMANY.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Paten Patented May 4:, 1909.

Application filed December 30, 1967. Serial No. 408,652.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnone iE "ALDMANN, a subject of the German Emperor,and residing at Goestemiindo, Germany, have invented certain new anduseful Improve-- ments in Closures for B ttles, of which the followingis a specification.

The subject-matter oi the present invention is a closure for bottleswhich is constructed by itself independently of the bottle in order tobe able to employ the same for bottles having necks of different sizeswhich have no closures, and also for fractured. bottles.

The closure is formed as a so-called leverclosure, and differsprincipally from known closures by its possessing a resilient divided.ring which can be closed by the parts of the lever-closure; this ring isnormally situated near the top of the neck ol the bottle and holds theentire closure on the bottle.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood reference is madeto the accompanying drawing in which one embodiment is represented byway of example, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the entire closure on the neck of abottle; Fig. 2 is a plan oi the ring for grasping the neck of thebottle, and Fig. 3 is a modified form of the cork or head of theclosure.

The ring or the neck of the bottle consists of two bent parts a and brevoluble around the pin or and able to be closed together against theaction of the spring 0. The part b has a nose Rcvolubly connected withthe part a there is the usual lover e, it, into the loops of which thebent holders of the head it" engage; the latter has a tightening cone Zor the like with which it engages in the neck n of the bottle. hen thebottle is to be closed, the parts a and Z) are first placed around itsneck below the collar 0 of the neck, the lever e'h, which at first isalmost horizon tal, is then placed with its nose (Z against the nose fof the part b, in order to secure the latter, and the part h is thenpressed down when the cork or head it is brought into the closedposition with its cone Z in the neck of the bottle.

In order to make the closure usable for as many different sizes ofbottles as possible, it is preferable to arrange the head 1:: adjustablein length, for example by dividing the same into an upper part p and alower part 9 connected together by a screw 1 screwed into the threads 8in the lower part. Intermediate pieces may be placed aroundscrewrbetween the parts p and q for keeping the head the desired length.

Vi hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. A detachable closure for bottles comprising a lever-closureprovided with a nose attached thereto, a ring comprising two partspivoted together, one of the parts of said ring being revolubly attachedto the lever of said lever-closure, and the other part of said ringhaving a nose, the arrangement being such that the latter part of thering can be secured in its closed position by said former nose.

A detachable closure for bottles comprising a lever-closure providedwith a nose attached thereto, a ring comprising two spring-pressed partspivoted together, one of the parts of said ring being revolubly attachedto the lever of said lever-closure and the Ollllcl' part of said ringhaving a nose and being adapted to be secured in its closed position bysaid former nose.

In testimony whereof I my. signature in the presence of two witnesseGEORG WAL'DMAN N.

Witnesses J. WILHELM, A. FISCHER.

